Celebrating 50

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) achieved independence from Britain on Friday August 31 1962 and then became a Republic on Sunday August 1 1976. The motto of the twin island republic is “Together we Aspire, Together we Achieve”.

Following their larger Caribbean neighbor, Jamaica, that celebrated their 50th on August 6 of this year, T&T will celebrate their 50th anniversary in style on August 31st, 2012.

The following is a table of the Jamaican Olympic medal haul over the years, a list provided to you mainly because this is the 50th independence year anniversary. For non-Jamaicans, Jamaica became independent of Britain on August 12, 1962.

Games (year – city, country)

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1948 – London, England

1

2

0

3

1952 – Helsinki, Finland

2

3

0

5

1956 – Melbourne, Australia

0

0

0

0

1960 – Rome, Italy

(2 bronze as part of British West Indies)

1962 Jamaican Independence from Britain

1964 – Tokyo, Japan

0

0

0

0

1968 – Mexico City, Mexico

0

1

0

1

1972 – Munich, Germany (XX Olympiad)

0

0

1

1

1976 – Montreal, Canada

1

1

0

2

1980 – Moscow, Russia [Soviet Union]

0

0

3

3

1984 – Los Angeles, USA

0

1

2

3

1988 – Seoul, South Korea

0

2

0

2

1992 – Barcelona, Spain

0

3

1

4

1996 – Atlanta, USA

1

3

2

6

2000 – Sydney, Australia

0

5

4

9

2004 – Athens, Greece

2

1

2

5

2008 – Beijing, China

6

3

2

11

2012 – London, England

4

4

4

12

Total Medals

17

29

21

67

Which year was best Olympics year for Jamaica

2008 - Beijing - Enters Bolt, Fraser, VCB (35%, 6 Votes)

2012 - London - Bolt, Fraser-Price , Blake (35%, 6 Votes)

1948 - London - first time - 1 Gold, 2 Silver (6%, 1 Votes)

1952 - Helsinki - second visit - 2 Gold, 3 Silver (6%, 1 Votes)

1976 - Montreal - Donald Quarrie alone (6%, 1 Votes)

1996 - Atlanta - Ottey + 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze (6%, 1 Votes)

Another year not listed (6%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 17

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(1) Jamaica won the last 3 at world events ( 2008 Olympics, 2009 & 2011 World Championships)
(2) Jamaica broke the world record twice, with it at 37.04
(3) Asafa Powell would not be running, but Jamaica was still confident
(4) The USA had mishaps in prior 3 events but were ready to challenge

In he end, the USA team challenged but it was too much for them as Bolt anchored the Jamaican team to a blistering 36.84 and new world record. USA finished 2nd in 37.04 and Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) was third in 38.12 after Canada was disqualified.